Note From the Editor, 1115 ALBJ, 76 The Alabama Lawyer 369 (2015)

• Author: Gregory H. Hawley
• Position: Vol. 76 6 Pg. 369

NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

Vol. 76 No. 6 Pg. 369

Alabama Bar Lawyer

November, 2015

Gregory H. Hawley

Local Hero: Your Neighborhood Veteran

Your Alabama Lawyer Editorial Board tries to provide a healthy combination of news and articles, with sufficient variety to interest all lawyers. This November edition has several articles that revolve around issues of consequence to veterans. We added a cover photograph that serves as a reminder of the world war that raged on 100 years ago and of the cease fire that became the armistice that became Veterans' Day-at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1919. We hope that the cover underscores the interesting articles that revolve around veterans' issues.

If you are like me, you frequently encounter veterans. The servicemen and women who have done stints in Iraq or Afghanistan or other areas of conflict seem to be everywhere. You see them too. Sometimes it is obvious that they served, but often one does not know unless it comes up in conversation. They are your cashier or clerk at the big box store, or on the venire at the courthouse, or are a brother or sister or son or daughter of someone with whom you work. When it is obvious, it can be a vivid reminder of the cost-the sacrifice-that we often forget. Last week, I saw an attractive young couple leaving church on Sunday. He was tall, slim, athletic. Only after the crowd...